Jaeger-LeCoultre

Another great line sadly discontinued, the Geophysic... There was much more to do with such a great case, in my opinion. The first modern Geophysic paid an homage to the mythic vintage. The others were great fictions, housing a new movement featuring a sp...  

To me steel feels like the more appropriate metal for this particular watch....

which is true to the original, is cleaner and thus more appealing ....

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The platinum for sure, and not just because of the weight, but I like the simple layout of the dial!. Just simple and striking when worn. Both however are stunning mind you!

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but the budget whispers "steel." Still hope to add one of these someday...

Would be nice to have something waterproof (100m), with a screw down crown, shockproof and in a small, versatile package in the 36-39mm range, do they even have anything like that in the line up?

But I’ll take the steel version. I’ve always liked the symmetry that the lines give.

Would be my choice, closer to the more prevalent original and simpler, but I love them both.

I like the sector dial of the steel, but the heft and clean dial of the platinum it’s just perfect. I also have to agree with the others that steel might be a bit more appropriate with this one.

Such great watches, both very ‘under the radar’ which to me is a great feature! Love the subtle true seconds complication and the visibly higher quality of the movement, dial and indicators on the True Seconds model. Claus ...  

I definitively would go for the vintage steel one but I just own the steel Tribute which I like so much (though I would rather have preferred in a bit smaller case size). It is a lovely watch which brings some nice memories of a visit to Paris in 2014 aft...